This week

THIS WEEK European commissioner for economics and monetary affairs Olli Rehn will be in Dublin to meet political parties and social partners to discuss Ireland’s budgetary position. The focus will remain on bond markets after government borrowing costs hit record highs last week.

TODAY

Results:ASOS; Qiagen; Zurich Life Ireland

Meeting:CPL Resources agm; Minister for Enterprise Batt O'Keeffe to announce IDA Ireland-supported investment (Galway); Global Green Growth 2010 conference (Copenhagen).

Indicators:EU-16 Sentix investor sentiment (Nov); construction PMI and new vehicle licences (Oct); German industrial production (Sep).

Other:Central Bank to publish review of corporate governance standards.

TOMORROW

Results:Associated British Foods; Carlsberg; DCC; Marsh McLennan; Norkom; Northern Foods; Yell.

Indicators:UK BRC retail sales (Oct), RICS house price balance (Oct), industrial production (Sep) and trade balance (Sep); German final CPI (Oct).

Other:CRH interim management statement; launch of Ernst Young Economic Eye forecast.

WEDNESDAY

Results:Allianz; Cisco; Holcim; Smurfit Kappa; TVC.

Meeting:Pernod Ricard agm; Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan to appear before Oireachtas Committee on Economic Regulatory Affairs (Dublin).

Indicators: Industrial production (Sep); US export prices (Oct), initial jobless claims (w/e Nov 6th), trade balance (Sep) and federal budget (Oct); Bank of England quarterly inflation report.

Other:Tullow Oil interim management statement; Innovation Dublin 2010 festival (to 21st).

THURSDAY

Results:Buzzi Unicem; Siemens.

Meeting:G20 summit (to Fri); ESRI Policy Seminar The property Tax: Why, How, Who pays?

Indicators:ECB monthly bulletin; consumer prices (Oct).

Other:William Fry briefing.

FRIDAY

Results:JCPenney; NTR.

Meeting:Isme national conference (Dublin).

Indicators:Irish quarterly national household survey on cross-border shopping (Q2).

Other:Kingspan interim management statement.